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Consanguinity and reproductive behaviour in a tribal population 'the Baiga' in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Reddy P H, Modell B
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the marriage pattern and reproductive behaviour in a single Central Indian primitive tribe, the Baiga. Parents were consanguineous in 34% of marriages (19.2% mother's brother's daughter (MBD), 13.1% father's sister's daughter (FSD) and 1.7% were double first cross-cousins (DFCC). Fertility levels were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in related couples (4.7 offspring/couple) than unrelated couples...
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